Synlett Journal
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An international, peer-reviewed #Account and #Letter journal from Thieme reporting research results and current trends in #chemicalsynthesis.
🔗 https://www.thieme.de/de/synlett/journal-information-55964.htm
🔗 https://www.thieme.de/de/synlett/journal-information-55964.htm
#Tetraethynylmethane: a rare, thermally unstable building block that’s fascinated chemists for decades🧪 Sebastian Beil @sebastianbeil.bsky.social report its synthesis and initial use in porous materials, though its full potential remains untapped🌟
#alkynes
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#alkynes
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#Tetraethynylmethane: a rare, thermally unstable building block that’s fascinated chemists for decades🧪 Sebastian Beil @sebastianbeil.bsky.social report its synthesis and initial use in porous materials, though its full potential remains untapped🌟
#alkynes
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#alkynes
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Shigeki Sano & co-workers report bis(benzylthio)phosphoryl HWE-type reagents for conjugated allenyl esters, ketones, amides & phosphonodithioates. Higher reactivity vs traditional #HWE reagents & in-situ ketene preparation 🧪
#allenes
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#allenes
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November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Shigeki Sano & co-workers report bis(benzylthio)phosphoryl HWE-type reagents for conjugated allenyl esters, ketones, amides & phosphonodithioates. Higher reactivity vs traditional #HWE reagents & in-situ ketene preparation 🧪
#allenes
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#allenes
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#GreenChemistry in action🌱 Satyanarayana & co-workers use #electrocatalysis as a clean reagent in electro-organic synthesis! From 3° alcohols to selenyl & sulfenyl scaffolds, their work highlights innovation in eco-friendly synthesis⚗️
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#GreenChemistry in action🌱 Satyanarayana & co-workers use #electrocatalysis as a clean reagent in electro-organic synthesis! From 3° alcohols to selenyl & sulfenyl scaffolds, their work highlights innovation in eco-friendly synthesis⚗️
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💥Systematic study of nitrogen heterocycles by Samuel Oger & Gwilherm Evano! Cu-photoredox catalysis + blue light drives exo-dig radical cyclizations of sulfonamides → azetidines, pyrrolidines, piperidines & azepanes💡
#copper #photoredox #alkynes
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#copper #photoredox #alkynes
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
💥Systematic study of nitrogen heterocycles by Samuel Oger & Gwilherm Evano! Cu-photoredox catalysis + blue light drives exo-dig radical cyclizations of sulfonamides → azetidines, pyrrolidines, piperidines & azepanes💡
#copper #photoredox #alkynes
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#copper #photoredox #alkynes
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Advancing #phosphole chemistry! ✨ Our Account by Shibo Xu & Koji Hirano highlights regioselective C–H functionalization of benzophospholes via Pd-catalysis, photoredox, & photo-promoted #annulation 💡
#palladium
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#palladium
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Advancing #phosphole chemistry! ✨ Our Account by Shibo Xu & Koji Hirano highlights regioselective C–H functionalization of benzophospholes via Pd-catalysis, photoredox, & photo-promoted #annulation 💡
#palladium
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#palladium
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Tackling the challenge of γ-lactams with chiral α-quaternary carbons! This #Synpacts article by Mengchun Ye & co-workers highlights asymmetric ring decoration & TM-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization, plus future directions🚀
#lactams #catalysis
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#lactams #catalysis
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November 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Tackling the challenge of γ-lactams with chiral α-quaternary carbons! This #Synpacts article by Mengchun Ye & co-workers highlights asymmetric ring decoration & TM-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization, plus future directions🚀
#lactams #catalysis
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#lactams #catalysis
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First nickel-catalyzed reductive #CrossCoupling of aldehydes & alkenyl halides🚀 Takuya Kurahashi report a stereoconvergent route to allyl alcohols🌟 Enabled by silyl activation & polarity inversion, this strategy tackles a long-standing challenge in synthesis🧪
#nickel
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#nickel
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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
First nickel-catalyzed reductive #CrossCoupling of aldehydes & alkenyl halides🚀 Takuya Kurahashi report a stereoconvergent route to allyl alcohols🌟 Enabled by silyl activation & polarity inversion, this strategy tackles a long-standing challenge in synthesis🧪
#nickel
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#nickel
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Protecting-group-free #glycosylations are reshaping #glycoscience 🧪 From Ca²⁺-mediated regioselective reactions to #Mitsunobu + photoredox strategies, new methods enable direct, selective glycoside synthesis with high efficiency in our Account by Dey & Jayaraman⚡
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October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Protecting-group-free #glycosylations are reshaping #glycoscience 🧪 From Ca²⁺-mediated regioselective reactions to #Mitsunobu + photoredox strategies, new methods enable direct, selective glycoside synthesis with high efficiency in our Account by Dey & Jayaraman⚡
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#Alkene radical anions in the spotlight🧪 In this #Synpacts article, Polyzos & co-workers highlight advances in C(sp³)–C(sp³) bond formation via #photoredox & #electrosynthesis 🔋 Featuring electroreductive alkene–aldehyde coupling enabled by rapid alternating polarity⚡
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October 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#Alkene radical anions in the spotlight🧪 In this #Synpacts article, Polyzos & co-workers highlight advances in C(sp³)–C(sp³) bond formation via #photoredox & #electrosynthesis 🔋 Featuring electroreductive alkene–aldehyde coupling enabled by rapid alternating polarity⚡
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First MnO₂/I₂-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of benzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles!🚀 G. Anilkumar & co-workers achieve this via an #OrtolevaKing type reaction⚡This work showcases broad substrate scope, delivers good yields, and paves the way to fused #heterocycles 🧪
#manganese #iodine
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#manganese #iodine
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October 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
First MnO₂/I₂-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of benzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles!🚀 G. Anilkumar & co-workers achieve this via an #OrtolevaKing type reaction⚡This work showcases broad substrate scope, delivers good yields, and paves the way to fused #heterocycles 🧪
#manganese #iodine
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#manganese #iodine
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Creative ligand design meets #GoldCatalysis 🌟 Antonio Echavarren & co-workers @iciq.org unveil novel chiral scaffolds 🧬to tackle #alkyne activation with a focus on 1,6-enyne cycloisomerization & #cycloaddition✨
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October 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Creative ligand design meets #GoldCatalysis 🌟 Antonio Echavarren & co-workers @iciq.org unveil novel chiral scaffolds 🧬to tackle #alkyne activation with a focus on 1,6-enyne cycloisomerization & #cycloaddition✨
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From classical methods to a dynamic kinetic strategy, Wang & co-workers showcase how #aziridines can be activated with precision✨Their radical–polar crossover (4+3) #cycloaddition unlocks diverse azepines & new paths for N-containing targets 🧪
#synpacts
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#synpacts
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October 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
From classical methods to a dynamic kinetic strategy, Wang & co-workers showcase how #aziridines can be activated with precision✨Their radical–polar crossover (4+3) #cycloaddition unlocks diverse azepines & new paths for N-containing targets 🧪
#synpacts
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#synpacts
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Iron-catalyzed & 1,2-cis selective #glycosylation for aminoglycoside synthesis⚡ Broad scope, reiterative use & scalable to multigrams! Mechanistic insights reveal a unique atom-transfer strategy in our #Synpacts by Hao Xu & co-workers
#iron #catalysis
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#iron #catalysis
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October 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Iron-catalyzed & 1,2-cis selective #glycosylation for aminoglycoside synthesis⚡ Broad scope, reiterative use & scalable to multigrams! Mechanistic insights reveal a unique atom-transfer strategy in our #Synpacts by Hao Xu & co-workers
#iron #catalysis
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#iron #catalysis
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Skeletal editing meets #photochemistry 🌟 Swap, include, or remove atoms to build diverse molecular scaffolds 🧬 A comprehensive overview by Sudipta Raha Roy & co-workers of cutting-edge methods & future opportunities in #DrugDiscovery ✨
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October 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Skeletal editing meets #photochemistry 🌟 Swap, include, or remove atoms to build diverse molecular scaffolds 🧬 A comprehensive overview by Sudipta Raha Roy & co-workers of cutting-edge methods & future opportunities in #DrugDiscovery ✨
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Discover the power of Boron in Organic Synthesis 🔬 at the upcoming Thieme #Cheminar!
Join Profs. Varinder Aggarwal (🇬🇧), Andrei Yudin (🇨🇦), and Benjamin Stokes (🇺🇸) — chaired by Prof. Thierry Ollevier, brought to you by @synopenjournal.bsky.social
📅 October 16, 2025 ⏰ 3 PM (GMT+2)
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📅 October 16, 2025 ⏰ 3 PM (GMT+2)
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October 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Discover the power of Boron in Organic Synthesis 🔬 at the upcoming Thieme #Cheminar!
Join Profs. Varinder Aggarwal (🇬🇧), Andrei Yudin (🇨🇦), and Benjamin Stokes (🇺🇸) — chaired by Prof. Thierry Ollevier, brought to you by @synopenjournal.bsky.social
📅 October 16, 2025 ⏰ 3 PM (GMT+2)
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📅 October 16, 2025 ⏰ 3 PM (GMT+2)
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Ethyl but-3-ynoate as a versatile C2 building block🧩 Enables asymmetric (4+2)-heterocycloadditions with Michael acceptors⚡ Chiral isochalcogenoureas deliver highly functionalized #dihydropyrans with excellent selectivity in the study by Waser & co-workers✨
#organocatalysis
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#organocatalysis
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October 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Ethyl but-3-ynoate as a versatile C2 building block🧩 Enables asymmetric (4+2)-heterocycloadditions with Michael acceptors⚡ Chiral isochalcogenoureas deliver highly functionalized #dihydropyrans with excellent selectivity in the study by Waser & co-workers✨
#organocatalysis
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#organocatalysis
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Vicinal tetrasubstituted carbons remain a tough synthetic challenge🔬 Sohtome & Sodeoka (RIKEN) unveil a catalytic aerobic #carbooxygenation strategy that balances uphill & downhill energy profiles, enabling efficient construction of these demanding motifs⚡
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October 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Vicinal tetrasubstituted carbons remain a tough synthetic challenge🔬 Sohtome & Sodeoka (RIKEN) unveil a catalytic aerobic #carbooxygenation strategy that balances uphill & downhill energy profiles, enabling efficient construction of these demanding motifs⚡
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#Cyclopentenones made simple🌟 Haberhauer & co-workers report a metal-free route via halogen-stabilized #carbanion + #thiolate cyclization🚀 Broad functional group tolerance & pharma relevance make this a powerful tool🔬
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October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#Cyclopentenones made simple🌟 Haberhauer & co-workers report a metal-free route via halogen-stabilized #carbanion + #thiolate cyclization🚀 Broad functional group tolerance & pharma relevance make this a powerful tool🔬
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Protecting-group-free #glycosylations are reshaping #glycoscience 🧪 From Ca²⁺-mediated regioselective reactions to #Mitsunobu + photoredox strategies, new methods enable direct, selective glycoside synthesis with high efficiency in our Account by Dey & Jayaraman⚡
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October 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Protecting-group-free #glycosylations are reshaping #glycoscience 🧪 From Ca²⁺-mediated regioselective reactions to #Mitsunobu + photoredox strategies, new methods enable direct, selective glycoside synthesis with high efficiency in our Account by Dey & Jayaraman⚡
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#Benzimidazole breakthroughs in our Account by Sun & Pawar✨ Rh/Pd-catalyzed C–H activation + N–H DG enables diverse C–C, C–N, C–O & C–F bond formations using diazo, alkynes, maleimides & more🚀
#CHActivation
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#CHActivation
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October 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#Benzimidazole breakthroughs in our Account by Sun & Pawar✨ Rh/Pd-catalyzed C–H activation + N–H DG enables diverse C–C, C–N, C–O & C–F bond formations using diazo, alkynes, maleimides & more🚀
#CHActivation
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#CHActivation
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💡New photocatalytic route to deuterated #oxazoloisoindolinones ! Using D₂O as a cost-effective source, this method by Songjie Yu & co-workers delivers high deuterium incorporation⚡
#DrugDiscovery #deuterium
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#DrugDiscovery #deuterium
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October 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
💡New photocatalytic route to deuterated #oxazoloisoindolinones ! Using D₂O as a cost-effective source, this method by Songjie Yu & co-workers delivers high deuterium incorporation⚡
#DrugDiscovery #deuterium
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#DrugDiscovery #deuterium
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⚗️From silica & zeolites to MOFs, nanotubes & graphene – advanced templates are powering stable, efficient nanocatalysts⚡Driving sustainable organic transformations & industrial applications by Purohit, Rawat & Rawat🚀
#nanocatalysis
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#nanocatalysis
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September 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
⚗️From silica & zeolites to MOFs, nanotubes & graphene – advanced templates are powering stable, efficient nanocatalysts⚡Driving sustainable organic transformations & industrial applications by Purohit, Rawat & Rawat🚀
#nanocatalysis
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#nanocatalysis
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Josep Cornella & co-workers @cornellab.bsky.social unveil one-step heteroatom exchange🚀 A Ni(0)-catalyzed route converts #isoxazoles & #oxadiazoles into #pyrazoles & 1,2,4-triazoles🧪 A blueprint for rapid #azole scaffold exploration without de novo synthesis🌟
#nickel
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#nickel
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September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Josep Cornella & co-workers @cornellab.bsky.social unveil one-step heteroatom exchange🚀 A Ni(0)-catalyzed route converts #isoxazoles & #oxadiazoles into #pyrazoles & 1,2,4-triazoles🧪 A blueprint for rapid #azole scaffold exploration without de novo synthesis🌟
#nickel
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#nickel
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Fuxing Yang & Lei Gong developed a dual-catalyst strategy combining photoinduced HAT + chiral #copper #catalysis ✨ Enables regiodivergent, enantioselective C(sp³)–H functionalization of N-aryl #glycines 🎯
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September 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Fuxing Yang & Lei Gong developed a dual-catalyst strategy combining photoinduced HAT + chiral #copper #catalysis ✨ Enables regiodivergent, enantioselective C(sp³)–H functionalization of N-aryl #glycines 🎯
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Dive into the fascinating world of eco-friendly photocyclization 🌱 Valerii Shirinian & co-workers report a novel, transition metal-free synthesis of oxa[5]helicenes, remarkably stable under UV & visible light💡
#photochemistry #photocyclization #helicenes
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#photochemistry #photocyclization #helicenes
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September 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Dive into the fascinating world of eco-friendly photocyclization 🌱 Valerii Shirinian & co-workers report a novel, transition metal-free synthesis of oxa[5]helicenes, remarkably stable under UV & visible light💡
#photochemistry #photocyclization #helicenes
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#photochemistry #photocyclization #helicenes
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